[meteorite-list] More details....& thanks! Got had & need help.

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Hello list!   First off, let me thank again everyone who responded so quickly and thoughtfully to my dilemma.  I so much appreciate the kindness and generosity of this list.  What a great group of people!   Since I have given the seller ample time to make good, and right this situation to no avail I'm going to post all the details of the transaction in hopes that no one else will run into the same problems.   The material is pale and orangy/tan in color.  Some pieces are slightly attracted to a magnet (but obviously less than to a real CD), and others are not.  They are mostly rather flat and angular with many having a layered appearance.  The heft is also noticeably lighter than Canyon Diablos.   Yes, the purchase was made on Ebay.  The auction # is 1088631225 and is still available for viewing.  The title of the auction is "30+ Pieces of Canyon Diablo Meteorite".  As you can see, the photo is not the best.  I have been tracking the seller closely and they have not posted any more "meteorite" auctions since the one I bought, just garage sale junk.  I would be very suprised if they are members of this list, or of the "meteorite community" in general.  There were some auctions of this material sold before mine, however.  I do not recognize any of the bidders or winners of these auctions but I am not really familiar with people's Ebay user IDs.    The user's name is Judith McCabe, with a user ID of "j.c.z.inc".  This is a new user ID.  The one in place for the sale of the "meteorite" material was "bubbamisen".  There was no return address on the box I received in the mail, but the post mark was Oswego, NY.   After expressing my dissatisfaction and wish to return the merchandise, this is the response I received from the seller:   "The items sent you are deffinetly canyon diablo meteorite as listed in issue 5 of the meteorite encyclopedia. If as you say you have indeed been a dealer you would know this. We have over 150 satisfied customers with this material. And we can prove the material was collected from the crater rim. "   I emailed back with a very straightforward and polite reply, explaining to the best of my ability why I felt the material was misrepresented and asking for an address to return the material.  I received no reply.   If anyone has any knowledge of this person, or this auction, or has had dealings with her please let me know (on or offlist).  I would be interested to know.  I'll keep everyone posted with what happens, just so you know.   I'm also going to try to take some pictures this evening of the material I was sent next to some known Canyon Diablos, and if I can get a good image I will post it here so you can see it firsthand. Thank you again everyone, and any more replies I get will be most appreciated.    Remember Ebayers, it's a jungle out there!  : )   Regards to all, Jeannie Devon IMCA #9236 The Museum Store/The Nature Source Anchorage, AK www.thenaturesource.com         ______________________________________________